http://www.ipatrix.com/3157/when-tv-became-art/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ipatrix.com/3157/when-tv-became-art/#comment-18030 ms Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:54:13 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=3157#comment-18030 d'accord! i miss "curb your enthusiam", "third rock", "red dwarf", and even "will & grace". some of the more obscure ones "six feet under", "doogie howzer". for some time, "scrubs" and "house" kept me interested, then i started watching "two and a half men". i haven't come across a single reality show that is worth watching. whatever happened to good ole TV? some news, some daily soaps, the odd comedy. bring back the 70s and the 80s!! and i personally boycott all products advertised during my favourite shows - once i timed the duration of ads vs show, and guess what? 35 mins of ads in an hour-long show. tv moghuls are dead and gone, now we have tv beggars, who survive on sponsors' moolah. so goodbye tasteful entertainment, welcome crass crude trash. d’accord! i miss “curb your enthusiam”, “third rock”, “red dwarf”, and even “will & grace”. some of the more obscure ones “six feet under”, “doogie howzer”. for some time, “scrubs” and “house” kept me interested, then i started watching “two and a half men”. i haven’t come across a single reality show that is worth watching. whatever happened to good ole TV? some news, some daily soaps, the odd comedy. bring back the 70s and the 80s!! and i personally boycott all products advertised during my favourite shows – once i timed the duration of ads vs show, and guess what? 35 mins of ads in an hour-long show. tv moghuls are dead and gone, now we have tv beggars, who survive on sponsors’ moolah. so goodbye tasteful entertainment, welcome crass crude trash.

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